jpdb beta

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence

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in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

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mallet; pestle; pounder

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grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

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to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

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flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness

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to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

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soup

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grandfather; male senior-citizen

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to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

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settlement out of court; private settlement

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to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

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cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman

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omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing

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this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

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retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion

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egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top

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to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

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well then ...; in that situation; in which case

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failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards

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good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

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boat to transport mud; (fictional) boat made of (dried) mud

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time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

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what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

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feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

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endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

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therefore; for that reason; such being the case

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to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

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ha ha ha (laughter)

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the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

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activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role

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mustard

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after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after

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pleased to make your acquaintance

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motto

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slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out

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wonderful; splendid; magnificent

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to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect

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willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition

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to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)

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public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior

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every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)

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world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign

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Hammurabi

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code of law; body of law

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like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

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grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL

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basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation

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to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient

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